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Purple Purse Organizer

Ritta, member | April 2nd, 2009

Purple Purse Organizer

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D' ANIMA

DIJANAAQUA, member | March 27th, 2009

leather skirt & jacket - decorated with sequinned ribbons-linear trimming.

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D' ANIMA

DIJANAAQUA, member | March 27th, 20091 comment

HAND MADE TEXTURES ON SILK CHIFFON NIGHT DRESS.

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D' ANIMA

DIJANAAQUA, member | March 27th, 20091 comment

WEDDING DRESS -SILK CHIFFON & LEATHER -UNIQUE - HAND MADE ORNAMENTS ON LEATHER.

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D' ANIMA

DIJANAAQUA, member | March 27th, 20093 comments

Hand made unique chifFon blouse.

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Chiffon LDS Temple Wedding Dress

Shoshine, member | March 27th, 20095 comments

LDS Temple Wedding Dress made from washable wedding satin with a beautiful chiffon overlay. A beautiful, but modest wedding dress which fits the required LDS temple guidelines. The dress has...

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Prom Dress--Silk Charmeuse Fabric

Lucas53, member | March 27th, 20091 comment

Silk Charmeuse gown. Fabric cut on the bias.

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All About the Shoes

AlaskaDeb, member | March 27th, 20091 comment

Using a Vogue pattern from the 1950's, this silk velvet dress has a lovely draped bodice. The fluid hand of the velvet made it perfect for the dress as it caught the light in the folds of the...

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Infrared

davia518, member | March 26th, 20093 comments

Inspired by infrared satellite images of the Earth. Long sleeved fully-fashioned machine knit paired with gathered silk charmeuse print with flared skirt. Self: approx 50% merino/alpaca blend, 50...

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Adriana´s wedding!!..

eusbel, member | March 26th, 20095 comments

She was wearding a beutiful dress that I made with CHARMUSE silk, FRANCE CHANTILLY and was drapeaded all the top.

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Winter Wedding Gown

DesignandSew, member | March 26th, 20095 comments

Silk duchesse satin wedding gown with beaded and sequined lace tulle underlined in silk organza and lined with silk taffeta. Nylon tulle was used for the attached crinoline. The ruched...

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Tux Swing Jacket

captainmarvyl, member | March 26th, 20093 comments

Jersey Swing Jacket with Silk Lapels

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Jersey Mock Wrap Dress

handmaiden, member | March 26th, 2009

Jersey mock wrap dress with 4 piece bodice draping to A-line skirt

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My cousin wedding!!

eusbel, member | March 25th, 20096 comments

She had a wonderful wedding dress that I made with fabric´s Gazar of silk and embroidered with cristal swarosky in the top of the dress and in the skirt too. The beautiful skirt was moved like...

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fluid fourties

SewSueMe, member | March 25th, 2009

No era emphasizes flirt and flow like the 1940's. In a slinky stretch polyester, a pencil skirt takes on a new kind of movement (and feels oh so comfortable). Paired with a loose-fit silk jersey...

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Drapped suite

maryjofunkhouser, member | March 25th, 20093 comments

Unusaul drapping of fabrics that usually are not considered drapping fabrics, burlap and upholsery fabric. I hand wove and hand painted shawl that goes with suite.

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Cabbage Rose

marthaq, member | March 25th, 20093 comments

Inspired by the Roses article in the latest Threads, I used Dad's old ties to create roses and leaves. Natty style with sentimental overtones...I plan to make them for my 4 sisters too. I try to...

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Doll Fashionistas Headed for Hollywood!

EllenLumpkinBrown, member | March 24th, 2009

The Doll Loft is a family affair and my mother will be sitting in for me at a book event at my childhood library in Los Angeles! How cool is that??!! The book event will include a wide...

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Spring Fashion

CrochetFashion, member | March 24th, 2009

This is a beautiful handmade crochet set, made with mercerized cotton yarn.

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Matisse Fashions One of a Kind Fashions for Barbie and friends

MatisseFashions, member | March 19th, 200910 comments

I love to sew anything in miniature, handbags, belts, scarves and fashions. I avidly collect dolls, doll patterns, fabric and miniature embellishments. I love creating a head to toe look and make...

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"Ethereal2"

jdjola, member | March 19th, 20096 comments

I added new dress to my "Ethereal" collection which i originaly designed for my college graduation fasion show and posted here on threads in Jan. This dress was made to order for one girl for her...

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Prom Dress

dressitdesigns, member | March 19th, 20098 comments

This is a "One of Kind" Prom Dress! From a Junior in High School invited to her first Prom. She came to me with a picture of a designer dress and wanted it to look just like that dress...

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Multilingual fabric wiki

gedwoods, member | March 17th, 20091 comment

A multilingual fabric wiki I have created to serve the DIY fashion and sewing community (http://fabricsinternational.wetpaint.com). So far (as of March 16, 2009), the site includes references to more...

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~Rags to Riches, Curtains to Covering~

gossjean, member | March 17th, 2009

Recently, our sewing class has been learning to counter change smock on gingham fabrics. This technique can be done on polka dots as well! A quick trip to our local Goodwill yielded a...

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Classic Summer Dress

handmaiden, member | March 16th, 20092 comments

A classic summer dress that has fit, proportion and great silouette

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lace festival 2006 part 2

tejka, member | March 13th, 20093 comments

after taking some photos, we had to prepare the gallery place for the exhibition.

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lace festival 2006 part1

tejka, member | March 13th, 2009

When we attended lace festival first year in 2006, our task was just to take some photos and to have a close look to beautiful hand work of idrija women.

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Spring fling

FlossieMae, member | March 9th, 20093 comments

We all fall in love with a colorful fun skirt but this one is as versatile as it is pretty! Designer original adjusts to 8 different sizes...will dress up with heels or down with a flat or...

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Brown & Blue Bag

ellenatstitchart, member | March 9th, 20092 comments

This bag is my own design, made with a pretty brown and teal blue home dec. fabric. It is lined and trimmed with a deeper teal blue polyester bridal satin.

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New Doll Fashionistas and a SWEEPSTAKES!

EllenLumpkinBrown, member | March 7th, 20093 comments

JOIN THE DOLL LOFT 'DOLL FASHIONISTA' SWEEPSTAKES! YOU CAN WIN A DOLL LOFT COMPLETE DOLL MAKING KIT or A COPY OF MY NEW BOOK DOLL FASHIONISTAS! My editor and I will select the winners at...

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crazy wedding dress

honbear, member | March 6th, 20093 comments

Hello. This is my wedding dress which I designed. It is a simple design of red satin. The train was appliqued pieces from a sari. I wanted to recreate it on the dress however time issues said...

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Peacock Dress

Heavenly, member | March 6th, 20094 comments

Peacock Dress and sweetheart neckline full circle skirt with net pettycoat with broad band tie.

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Irises Take 2

mirela, member | March 5th, 20093 comments

I decided to redo the irises blouse in a size that fits me. I will be listing the XS version on my Etsy store: http://mirela.etsy.com

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Field of Poppies

mirela, member | March 5th, 20099 comments

The poppies are alpaca fibers nuno felted onto olive green crinkled silk organza. I used embroidery thread to sew over the poppies in free motion.

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~Design Your Own Candlewicking Delight~

gossjean, member | March 5th, 2009

After much searching on the internet for candlewicking design, our classroom decided to venture into our own designs. We have a book full of templates that we use for plastic canvas...

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~Counterchange Smocking on Gingham~

gossjean, member | March 5th, 20096 comments

Hand smocking on gingham is a fun way to bring a little texture to fabric creations! Here is an apron that was made out of fabric that was 'smocked' by counterchange method! Counterchange is...

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Juice Couture --- Recycle, Reuse

smvite, member | March 4th, 20092 comments

This jacket was made using Vogue 8480 and 140 Capri Sun Juice Bags. I got this idea last year at a quilt show while looking at all the wearbles and thinking they needed something in the "green"...

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Synaptic | A Victorian Raver Ensemble

lynnebruning, member | March 4th, 20091 comment

Victorian Goth Raver ensemble: petticoat, full skirt, corset and evening coat. Under black light conditions the outfit's embellished fabrics glow revealing layers of fabric manipulation and textural...

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Blue and natural canvas bag

ellenatstitchart, member | March 3rd, 20095 comments

This bag is made from a designer canvas fabric and natural canvas from my own design. It is fully lined with one inside pocket, has a tied strap that is laced through grommets and closes with a flap...

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Large Python Hobo bag

ellenatstitchart, member | March 2nd, 20093 comments

This bag is made from faux python. No snakes were skinned for this creation. It is interfaced with fusible fleece and lined with black cotton duck. The pleather material was a challenge to sew. It...

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